"There exists above the "productive" man a yet higher species."
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"To crush, to annihilate a man utterly, to inflict on him the most terrible of punishments so that the most ferocious murderer would shudder at it and dread it beforehand, one need only give him work of an absolutely, completely useless and irrational character."
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"Two days overdue, THE WORLD'S WORK has not reached me. Pray make a note of this. I would rather not have to resort to violence."
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"Individuality of expression is the beginning and end of all art."
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"There's room at the top they are telling you still, but first you must learn how to smile as you kill."
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"Big boss man, can't you hear me when I call? You ain't so big, you're just tall."
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"Equality is what does not exist among mortals."
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"And this is the final meaning of work: the extension of human consciousness. The lesser meaning of work is the achieving of self-preservation."
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"What I do is not some magical, mystical thing. I simply get up in the morning, get to work on time, say my lines, and do the best I can"
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"The world is agreed that labor is the source from which human wants are mainly supplied. There is no dispute upon this point."
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"The poor and ignorant will continue to lie and steal as long as the rich and educated show them how."
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"The great thing is to last and get your work done and see and hear and learn and understand; and write when there is something that you know; and not before, and not too damned much after."
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"The purpose of the whole [the Comedy] and of this portion [the Paradiso] is to remove those who are living in this life from the state of wretchedness, and to lead them to the state of blessedness."
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"When men are employed they are best contented."
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"I early found that when I worked for myself alone, myself alone worked for me; but when I worked for others also, others worked also for me."
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"I am the laziest man in the world. I invented all those things to save myself from toil."
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"All work that is worth anything is done in faith."
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"Work is prayer. Work is also stink. Therefore stink is prayer."
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"I love when people are coming up and they're working hard and you can see that they're really focused on the process to their music. I really dig that. As a musician, it's nice to see people who really care about the process."
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"I was trying to think the other day about what you do now in America if you want to be successful. Before, you were dependable and wore a good suit. Looking around, I guess that today you have to do all the same things but not wear a good suit. I guess that's all it is. Think rich. Look poor."
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